Pagoda Cafe has been on my list as a place to visit for several years. I was just never near the location during their opening hours. Apparently, it’s not been long since they reopened post pandemic. You order at the window and when your order is ready, they bring the food to a particular table and call your name. All seating is outdoor. I particularly enjoyed the mango lassi and the guava cream cheese puffs; although, I was puzzled as to why they called them “puffs” when there was only one. I wish there would have been something me mention that the sweet potato, mushroom and brown rice turnover was spicy, because nothing led me to that conclusion when I ordered the item. Some may have found the spiciness a pleasant surprise, but I didn’t. I found both turnovers lacking in flakiness, good, but not excellent.

Cute lil spot with healthy and delicious options. Of course, the guava cheese puff was sold out by the time I got there. Prices are reasonable and portions are satisfying. The masala chai was quite yummy. The seating is spacious with enough social distance to relax and eat in a shaded airy outdoor space. The savory kale pastry with red sauce was hearty and good, though I would spice it up a bit. Definitely need to come back for the guava puffs!

I always tip fairly, yet this place doesnt trust its customers to make that decision for themselves and adds the gratuity. I was surprised at the total and looked in vein for a sign to tell me what percent was added. I still dont know. Isnt that illegal?After I spent over twenty bucks here, I went and fed myself elsewhere.I live here. Im not rich enough to be going back.

Hey love this place but it takes way too long and they don’t have an organized system. Seems like the employees r really great people but just a little spacey.They messed up my order multiple times, and sold me 2-3 things that they were ‘out of for the day’.I had already ordered and paid for the items.

The breakfast tacos are delicious. We ordered the bacon tacos, a sausage roll and the banana bread. I love how efficient they are and the safety precautions they’ve taken with covid. The tacos are so tasty, you’ll only need two because they are super filling. Can’t wait to return to try the coffee.

The staff are super friendly. The breakfast tacos are wonderful. I live close by now, so I will be visiting often!

Good, fast service. AMAZING NUTELLA BANANA BREAD!!

Great food provided by a great staff/owners that work together as a co-op. How cool is that? The sausage rolls are amazing and rival any that I got in Australia

Consistently great spot for years. Nice small bites savory and sweet. Good coffee. If you arent familiar with the juice they sell called Natalies Fresh Squeezed Juices they actually arent fresh juices at all. Rather they are fully boiled aka pasteurized juices which was disappointing bc the word fresh is misleading. Still love the place just wont get the juice.

Discovered this super cute cafe our first morning in New Orleans. Super close walk from our Airbnb, it was charming, welcoming and perfect. The fact that their coffee is top notch, and the breakfast food items to die for, is all an added bonus. Lots of intellects, hipsters, musicians, artists, animal lovers, a beautifully diverse crowd of friendly folks.Do yourselves a favour and try their toasts! Had a spinach ricotta toast with slivered almonds, blackberries & a lavender-infused honey drizzle. It was AMAZING!!

Terrific menu with fresh creative food. This is a hip cafe with none of the pretentiousness of some of the other hipster establishments here in town. Staffed by genuine and kind people. Great outdoor seating, no in door seating.

I love my neighborhood coffee shop 💕 They’re the best and I swear I’m not bias even though I did leave today with a freshly baked cookie (okay, maybe a little 😭🥰😂).Honestly, there shouldn’t be any debate; you should definitely stop by if you’re in the neighborhood.Oh, and they’re also in the process of becoming a worker’s co-op coffee shop! So why wouldn’t you want to support that?!

Love me some Pagoda! Best coffee and Cowgirl Cookies in the city. Staff is always welcoming and they actually like little kids!

Mmmm-mm :). I heard everyone I know in New Orleans mention this place so I had to go! It didnt disappoint. The breakfast tacos with bacon, and the egg cups were amazing!

Bacon tacos and sausage pastry thing are good.

Yummy breakfast tacos and friendly staff. great vibes all around! must stop if you are in the neighborhood

The portion size was perfect! The coffee delicious and the staff was welcoming and efficient!

Pretty space good coffee not great vegan options

Great service. Let me say that again: GREAT service. Always.

Delicious! The sausage roll was great and the breakfast tacos were perfect.

Amazing breakfast! The tacos were delicious and the guava/cream cheese pastry was fantastic. I wish I could duplicate their salsa!

Gluten free, healthy, & delicious! Beautiful people here.

Yam crust fritatta was okay for me. I prefer their breakfast tacos. They were very good. Nice dog friendly spot. Nice outside sitting area. Service good.

Tasty breakfast tacos and coffee!

Yummy breakfast tacos and delicious drop coffee were the stars for me at this walk-up breakfast joint. On a nice day you can enjoy the large patio to eat your fare and hopefully catch a nice breeze. Next time Im going to try one of their pastries our the delicious looking egg cup. Excellent stop for breakfast.

The perfect breakfast/brunch spot. Great vegan options. Great service. I wish I could sit on that patio and eat everyday for the rest of my life.

Warm and positive vibe. Beautiful patio. And the drink and food options are so fresh and delicious. I had a hard time choosing between the fresh cane juice, ginger ale and cappuccino. Oh and the food!!! The flavor combos are creative and balanced. Im a foodie 😀💓🔥

Wonderful kale turnover

In love with the accepting environment here, the great coffee, and creative pastries.

Great food and coffee. Good sized patio in a quiet neighbourhood.

The atmosphere and interaction with people here is amazing. The coffee is delicious, and the food is unique to make it a nice Sunday afternoon out.

A truly welcome and wonderful spot Im lucky enough to have in neighborhood. Their breakfast tacos are one of my favorite things ever while also being super reasonably priced. They always carry a bunch of options from vegan to gluten free and have a lovely outdoor sitting area. Highly recommend stopping by.

Great breakfast food, pastries, & coffee with a really nice patio looking out on historic Bayou Rd

Really really good food! Very friendly staff as well.

By the time I got my iced coffee and breakfast taco, it was time for another...

Great folks and good food.

Love the staff! They are all excellent people with great coffee and food skills. My favorite cafe in New Orleans

Great spot. It is outdoors mostly and very colorful. The menu is simple and delicious. The breakfast tacos are amazing and the homemade hot sauces that come with it are some of the best salsas Ive ever had. The sausage roll is awesome as well. Cute place for a quick bite in the neighborhood.

The space was adorable. The food was good, but I am still not sure if there was mayo on my tofu sandwich. I wasnt in love with the service.

Great place and the breakfast tacos were so good

Best cappuccino Ive had in NOLA.

A little pricey but really tasty overall. We stopped by twice during our visit. Refreshing drinks. Savory pastries and breakfast items were very good.

Very cute and clean cafe. The staff was beyond friendly and made us some delicious breakfast sandwiches. We will definitely be back!

This is just a teeny little place with only outdoor seating. They do have some cover, but if it’s raining hard you may get wet. Besides that. The food is tasty and good for what they’re working with which is a tiny kitchen. But it’s a fun place with an interesting crowd. I really like the coffee . Other interesting drink options available. No alcohol. There are some good options for vegans as well.

They were only serving pastries at that time when we went (due to holiday / weather / power issues). Was amazing - Really good fresh baked pastries with flaky crust. We got mushroom turnovers (almost like a curry and samosa vibe) and sausage pastry, delicious iced turmeric and oat milk latte and cortado.

Casual, low key place. I recommend trying their specials, like poached fig and whipped goat cheese with pecans on toast. Calling it toast is bit of a disservice, the bread is so very good. My fellow diner tried sausage roll and breakfast tacos. All great.

Order at the bar to eat outside under cover or to go.Freshly cooked to order. Fair price, good portion size and tasty.

Menu is simple and delicious. The breakfast tacos are amazing and the homemade hot sauces that come with it are some of the best salsas Ive ever had. The sausage roll is awesome as well...

This place is very good local eatery with simple menu with vast menu of coffee, teas and drinks. Bring your pets as this place is all outdoor seating with some parts covered. There is some free parking along the street.

Great little cafe, tacos, the blueberry muffins are great, good cappuccino. The line was a little long on Sunday but Monday morning practically no line at all. Definitely check this place out!

The Mocha I had was great. I cant wait to go back to try some of the pastries they have. Everything looked delicious.

It was a good experience. Very laid back and the breakfast tacos are soooooo delicious. Outside seating and if you are a smoker there is a section outside for the smokers. Menu isnt that big but if you want healthy vegan options then this is the place to go.

Great cafe with outdoor seating and tarps overhead. Variety of picnic and Cafe tables. Tasty breakfast and lunch items. Variety of salads, baked goods and sandwiches. Nice view with small park in front.

This little quaint place is a fantastic breakfast nook. Love the atmosphere and the staff is super friendly. Lots of locals who make you feel welcomed, and the food is superb.

New enjoyable spot for me. Just reading the menu was enjoyable! I look forward to trying practically everything on it! Great vibe, great service, great food. Tucked away in a little corner, when you find it, youll likely enjoy it too. You might catch a Crystal Pop-Up Shop, or a good find on the community bulletin board. All seating is outdoor, so pick a nice day or bundle up. Coffee, breakfast or lunch, Pagoda Café is worth checking out.

Looks like a newspaper stand but it does have a great vibe. Seating is outside and it is dog friendly so keep that in mind. Enjoyed the breakfast tacos.

Sheesh! Just consumed a bacon breakfast taco from Pagoda Cafe and my life feels complete for once. This is hands down one of the best breakfast tacos Ive ever had in my life. Every element was cooked and seasoned to perfection. I dont even know if Im comfortable simply calling this place a restaurant- because its a performing arts hall. This food is art. If I lived in NOLA Id be here every morning. Service felt a little slow though, would have loved to get my food earlier but you cant rush an artist.

Incredible find in the French Quarter. Had a chocolate sundae and it was superb. Thankfully had three of us so we could share and still have room for the pastries. I found the price very reasonable for the quality.

Always a great vibe. Love the sausage rolls and the red sauce that comes with it should come on absolutely everything I eat, probably.

This is an awesome coffee shop! I like the turmeric tea, the breakfast tacos and the cowgirl cookies! I havent tried anything from there I didnt like.

Premium blend beans for your inner coffee snob. Serves Australian styled coffee and treats to make your mouth water. Trendy location in an up and coming neighbourhood. Popular with the edgy crowd. Go visit if youre a cafe tourist or local looking for something which is anything but Starbucks

Interesting eats. My husband and I stood in line for 30 minutes only to get up to the door and see that they did not have the hometown, classic lousiana food we were expecting. They serve most dishes with tofu and there was sparcly anything we ended up wanting to eat. We got a breakfast taco, which was good but we had to wait another 15 minutes for. If you are looking for home cooking, this is not your place. If you are looking for a quick bite this is not your place. All outdoor seating.

Great spot for a happy breakfast. Just be sure to get there when the weather is nice! Ordering the breakfast tacos will fill you with joy.

WENT HERE FOR THEIR FIRST TACO NIGHT....DELICIOUS TACOS (WORTH THE WAIT)

Great little tacos for breakfast. Good coffee. Dog friendly

Good coffee and nice atmosphere, sit outside and enjoy your coffee. Love the cakes.

Beautiful patio, chill waitstaff, yummy pastries, my go to for breakfast tacos. the cold brew is hiiighly caffeinated and I can make it last a long time.

This is one place you shouldnt miss if you are in the neighborhood. They have gluten free and vegan breakfast options and lots of outdoor seating. Its cozy but dont expect to find many locals here.

Non-compostable drinkware and plastic straws. Should better consider their carbon footprint. Poor turtles. Also, out of frittata. Bad way to end the decade. Food was excellent.

Awesome for being so close to the neighborhood. Staff is super friendly portions are good for a health standard. Sandwichs for me are the main goal here

Phenomenal pastries and great drinks. The sunrise was delicious, as well as their house made syrups.

The breakfast tacos are great. Relaxing outdoor area. Great to bring kids and dogs.

This place is amazing. Great people running a great little cafe. Food is healthy and delicious and a nice break from the classic fried richness of most places in this city. Dont come looking for creole/Cajun. Great toasts, really well crafted soups, and great fresh sandwichs, plus Egg Cups!!

Cute off the path place! Good, original baked goods, relaxed atmoshere. I wish I would hve heard of it sooner. The neighborhood is cute too. Local book store and cookbook store.

Bacon tacos were really good. Nice quiet part of town. All outside seating. Half of it its covered. Staff was nice.

Great healthy food perfect for vegetarian and others. Reasonable price and environment with lots of locals..

Ive been here for breakfast and it was pretty darn tasty. However, it has outdoor seating and there were flies everywhere by our table which was located next to the garbage dumpster. Really cool look and nice staff.

The curry chicken salad was delicious. Bread was served with the salad but could have been left out. The staff was nice and pleasant. Good place to go to especially when you want to be by yourself and think.

What a fun little Cafe! Good food, friendly service. I had the breakfast tacos with bacon, so good!

Great little cafe. I came for breakfast, and it was wonderful. Friendly wait staff.

My brother and I had brunch here on our Christmas road trip to New Orleans. The pastries were expensive, but very tasty. We had a good time sitting outside and feeding some crumbs to the rather overweight birds that were around the patio area.

Best breakfast tacos in Nola! Well, maybe the only breakfast tacos in Nola. But they are delicious and we go here all of the time! Green sauce/salsa is great but use in moderation.

A frittata, local paper, and live music on a sunny Sunday morning here had me feeling more relaxed than I had in a while. Highly recommend for the atmosphere.

Pagoda is a great spot. Cheap “breakfast tacos” among other tasty food and a great place to sit with the dogs in the morning. The chia puddings are awesome, highly recommend. I even make them at home now.The tacos are more like mini bean burritos though. Not a complaint, just one San Diegan, Californian’s observation.

Delicious breakfast tacos. Quick service, very friendly staff. Highly recommended if you are in the area!

Had an air bnb around the corner. Food was great, (mushroom turnover was bomb), friendly staff, great to have gluten free and vegan options (tofu scramble). Good coffee to boot.

This is a complete rewrite of a formerly somewhat positive review.After mostly avoiding this place due to long lines, slow service, just ok coffee and tiny but pricey food portions, I decided to give it another whirl the other morning as it is literally the closest coffee shop to my house and we were out of our house supply.I walked my small dog over there and for the first time noticed signs around the place saying please dont block the entry with bikes and/or dogs. By entry, they mean the rail leading up to the patio, not the actual doorway.For those who havent been here, the service line runs past a kitchen behind the counter and theres a small space going in one door and out the other to order food. The doors are always open because you cant fit more than four or five people in that space at a time so the space extends to the sidewalk outside.There was one customer in front of me and when I went to order a coffee with my dog in my arms, the cashier said, no dogs in here.So I tied my dog literally one foot behind me just outside the door (no way Im tying her out of sight) and got my coffee and left.I believe its every the right of every business to make their own rules (barring human discrimination, of course), but for a place thats outside (seating, doors open etc) to go out of their way to discourage dog owners (and cyclists!) seems foolish to put it mildly.There is no law stating dogs must remain outside in coffee shops on New Orleans. Fair Grinds up the street doesnt bat an eye at dogs in there and they have closed doors and air conditioning.This place is just bossy for no reason and so I will continue to skip right by and walk the extra few pleasant blocks to Fair Grinds from now on. Their coffee and service are both far and away better anyway.Dog Lovers Unite!

Cute little place to get some coffee and a snack. Love the atmosphere of belonging! Very nice staff

Breakfast tacos are good, birds around here are cute too.

Pagoda is great! Great food: I highly recommend the Indian Banh Mi sandwich, the sausage rolls, and the coffee. Good lord the iced coffee is amazing. Its crazy strong, but soooo smooth. I usually dump a lot of half & half in my coffee, but I dont really feel the need at Pagoda. The iced coffee (with no sugar added!) tastes a lot like a very dark, dark chocolate bar.The staff here is great! They always take great care of their customers and each other. They raise a lot of money for charity, whether is for the community (like recent weather related disasters) or for a former staff member who was injured. Its wonderful seeing them put part of their profit aside to help people out!Plus, look at their cold drinks!

What a gem! I had a breakfast burrito, egg cup and mango lassi. They were all delicious but the burrito with an addition of bacon was golden. My Americano was good, too. Solid 5 star for atmosphere, food, good friendly service and great coffee/beverage.

The taco was both affordable and good. A great blend of potatoes, eggs, and bacon with a great green salsa for dipping. My wife got the mango chia seed pudding and it was dope. If theres two of you, just get two types of tacos (they have tofu too) and one of those puddings and be delightful by sharing it. Enjoy! I would love to go back in a couple days. The only reason Im not giving this 5 stars because they lacked organic options. Roasted local coffee, greens from a local place also gets props, and bread from a local place (although extremely easy to do if you want good food which they have) are all winners. But I hope for local meats and organic anything.

Baked good are amazing here! Great coffee!

Breakfast tacos and delicious drinks. Always a choice spot for people watching and casual evesdropping. Youll never be bored.

I love chicken salad, so I ordered the curried chicken salad sandwich. Glad I did: filled with grapes and almonds and served Dong Phoung French bread.Definitely coming back on a nice day with friends to hang outside and try more stuff off the menu.

Love this place! refreshing beverages and sausage rollllls! Wish yall were open longer!

Food is decent. Service could use a little fine tuning. I used to go often. I think Ill keep it to once in a while...

Interesting tucked-away hipster neighborhood place. Theres only outdoor seating, but its cozy. Order at the counter, theyll bring it out to you, can get busy.

They took my name down incorrectly and were extremely rude when Joey would not come get his drinks, continuing to scream JOEY YOUR DRINKS ARE ON THE COUNTER.. When I went to find out where my food/drinks were, they were incredibly rude about the mix up as if it was my fault. At that point my drinks were cold and they walked away before I could ask for them to be warmed up. Zero class and absolutely no reason to act that way toward a customer. Would not recommend.

Walk up and standing room only in the Pagoda, which is great when the weather is nice, but when its raining a total drag. Beautiful seating area with tons of shade and great views. My favorites are in the always menu with their mango chia cup and the guava cream cheese puffs. If you want something more savory, their menu is expansive and guaranteed not to disappoint. Also while I adore their cold brew they do have an espresso machine and know how to use it. Be careful wwhen you go the lines can be outrageously long and not worth more than 15 minutes unless you want to stays in the area. Try to go before the rush.